On protecting data while enabling innovation: 6 highlights from MPs' rigorous debate on PDPA amendments

SINGAPORE - MPs raised a host of concerns during the debate on changes to the Personal Data Protection Act on Monday , centring on how to strike a balance between protecting consumers' personal data and enabling the innovative use of such data by businesses.

"There must be measures to ensure that individuals fully understand that they are deemed to have given their consent for the use of their personal data," said Ms Tan."At the end of the day, what's important is consumer trust." Mr Iswaran noted the PDPA now allows consumers to ask companies to stop collecting, using or disclosing their personal data, and the Personal Data Protection Commission can also direct companies to destroy data collected in contravention of the law.

4. Data breach threshold Mr Shawn Huang asked what constitutes a data breach of significant scale or harm under the revised PDPA, for which mandatory notification is needed.

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